Muskrat Skull Study

This muskrat skull was a fun one to draw. With its bright orange teeth and sinister leering grin, this skull had a lot of personality.

These two skull illustrations are drawn with gouache and colored pencil on toned paper. In the first, I used back-lighting and lots of colors to show some character. The second drawing is more restrained, using only four colors including white; and aims to show the shape and form of the skull.